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Select books on aboriginal education issues from the library collection.

Titles from Theytus Books , "a First Nations-owned and operated and a leading North American publisher of indigenous voices."

BC Ministry of Education's Shared Learning: Integrating Aboriginal Content K-10 includes a list of learning resources (Appendix H) recommended for use in the schools.

Aboriginal Worldviews and Perspectives in the Classroom: Moving Forward - this guide can help all teachers incorporate First Peoples Principles of Learning into the classroom and provides a model of authentic inclusion.

Aboriginal Multi-Media Society (AMMSA) includes fulltext articles from Aboriginal newspapers such as Windspeaker, Raven's Eye, and other titles.

Other resources include:

Bibliography of Indigenous Peoples in North America
Covers all aspects of native North American culture, history, and life, including archaeology, multicultural relations, gaming, governance, legend, and literacy. Dates of coverage for included content range from the 16th century to present.

ERIC (EBSCO)
One of the major databases covering all topics from kindergarten through post-secondary education.

A selection of lesson plan web pages with First Nations focus:

Indigenous Education Department SD61 Resource Links
Canada's Digital Collections: First peoples. One of the largest sources of Canadian content on the Internet. Linked here to First Nations materials.
Canada's First Peoples - Teachers guide; website includes content about First Peoples before and after European contact.
Cradleboard Teaching Project. Core Curriculum from a Native American perspective at three grade levels - (Elementary, Middle, and High School)- for geography; social studies; history and music and science.
Educational resources: BC Treaty Commission. Resources for elementary and high school students.
First Nations Lessons from SD71 (Comox Valley) Lessons for elementary and middle schools.
Instructional materials in Aboriginal studies. The Open Schools BC's Community Learning Network (CLN) theme page on aboriginal studies.

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Union of BC Indian Chiefs
BC Assembly of First Nations
BC Treaty Commission
Library and Archives Canada Aboriginal Documentary Heritage
X̱wi7x̱wa Library Xwi7xwa Library is a centre for academic and community Indigenous scholarship. Its collections and services reflect Aboriginal approaches to teaching, learning, and research. Everyone is welcome to visit Xwi7xwa Library.
Metis National Council
First Mile showcasing ICT initiatives in First Nations remote and rural communities
Canada's First Peoples showcases indigenous communities before European contact; addresses contact and conflict, and includes a teaching guide

Art, Music, Stories

Oyate Ta Olowan "...music and stories from over 60 different tribes across the Americas"
Perpetual Salish / Coast Salish Art in the Classroom - from the Legacy Art Gallery of UVic.

Language

Education Focused

Residential School

Where are the Children? A multimedia website about residential schools, produced by the Legacy of Hope Foundation, the Aboriginal Healing Foundation and Library & Archives Canada.

Statistics

Research & Statistics (INAC) This website is in the process of being transferred to Indigenous Services Canada responsibility